Richard Schimpf
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Dipl.-Ing. Richard Schimpf
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Born | Eggenfelden |
16 May 1897
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Düsseldorf |
Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
Service/ |
Deutsches Heer (1915–18) Reichswehr (1918–33) Heer (1933–35) Luftwaffe (1935–45) Luftwaffe (1957–62) |
Years of service | 1915–29 1930–45 1957–62 |
Rank | Generalleutnant (Wehrmacht) Generalmajor (Bundeswehr) |
Commands held | 21. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division 3. Fallschirmjäger Division |
Battles/wars | World War I
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Dipl.-Ing. Richard Schimpf[Notes 1] (16 May 1897 – 30 December 1972) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Fallschirmjäger during World War II and a Generalmajor in the Bundeswehr. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. In March 1945 Richard Schimpf surrendered to American troops at Bad Godesberg, handing the city over without a shot being fired. He was transferred to British custody until December 1947. He joined the post war Luftwaffe in 1957 and retired in 1962 as a Generalmajor.
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Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- Eastern Front Medal
- German Cross in Gold (26 August 1944)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 October 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 3. Fallschirmjäger Division [2]
- Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Notes
- ↑ In German an engineer's degree is called Diplom-Ingenieur (abbreviated Dipl.-Ing.)
References
Citations
Bibliography
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External links
- World War 2 Awards.com
- Lexikon der Wehrmacht
- Richard Schimpf @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived November 17, 2010)
- specialcamp 11
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Preceded by
Formed from Luftwaffen-Division Meindl
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Commander of 21. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division December 1942 – 24 October 1943 |
Succeeded by Generalleutnant Rudolf-Eduard Licht |
Preceded by
Generalmajor Walter Barenthin
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Commander of 3. Fallschirmjäger Division 17 February 1944 – 20 August 1944 |
Succeeded by Generalmajor Walter Wadehn |
Preceded by
Generalmajor Walter Wadehn
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Commander of 3. Fallschirmjäger Division 6 January 1945 – 1 March 1945 |
Succeeded by Oberst Helmut von Hoffmann |
Categories:
- 1897 births
- 1972 deaths
- People from Rottal-Inn
- People from the Kingdom of Bavaria
- Bundeswehr generals
- Fallschirmjäger of World War II
- German military personnel of World War I
- Luftwaffe World War II generals
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- World War II prisoners of war held by the United States
- World War II prisoners of war held by the United Kingdom
- German prisoners of war
- Reichswehr personnel
- Military personnel of Bavaria
- Recipients of the Military Merit Order (Bavaria), 4th class
- Lieutenant generals of the Luftwaffe
- Major generals of the German Army